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en-usPenn State University Relationsnews@psu.edu (Penn State News)America is increasingly diverse, but challenges remainhttp://news.psu.edu/story/289883/2013/10/02/research/america-increasingly-diverse-challenges-remain
America's communities are becoming increasingly diverse, but there are still important concerns about racial and ethnic integration in the future, according to researchers.
http://news.psu.edu/story/289883/2013/10/02/research/america-increasingly-diverse-challenges-remainWed, 02 Oct 2013 09:07 -0400Penn State News - criminology and sociologyWhen bar fights get mean, bystanders intervenehttp://news.psu.edu/story/282373/2013/07/22/research/when-bar-fights-get-mean-bystanders-intervene
People are more likely to try to break up a bar fight when they believe the conflict is too violent, or has the potential to become more violent, according to an international team of researchers.
http://news.psu.edu/story/282373/2013/07/22/research/when-bar-fights-get-mean-bystanders-interveneMon, 22 Jul 2013 12:02 -0400Penn State News - criminology and sociologyYoung people are overwhelmingly the victims of sexual assaultshttp://news.psu.edu/story/278094/2013/05/30/research/young-people-are-overwhelmingly-victims-sexual-assaults
Sexual assault has almost as much to do with age as it does with gender, according to Penn State criminologists. Young people -- both male and female -- are the most likely targets of rape and other sexual assaults, said Richard Felson, professor of criminology and sociology.
http://news.psu.edu/story/278094/2013/05/30/research/young-people-are-overwhelmingly-victims-sexual-assaultsThu, 30 May 2013 08:57 -0400Penn State News - criminology and sociology